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personal history

NOUN
autobiography
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biography confession diary journal letter life story memoir
STRONG
adventures letters life reminiscences
WEAK
bio self-portrayal
NOUN
life story
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autobiography diary memoir
WEAK
profile

Example Sentences

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Doesn’t she have a kind of tangled personal history and reasons not to maybe want to have this American oversight?

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

Wohl is writing a personal history that is not her own.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

It’s too late to rewrite your personal history, but you can change the final chapters.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

"A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could, and did, turn his pen to any subject, challenging, moving and inspiring his audiences, borne from his own personal history," they said.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

I had figured that out days ago thinking that it wasn’t a part of my personal history I should hesitate over if someone asked.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler